Starspots in general can last from days to months, and can migrate across the surface of their star. Tracking the behaviour ...

"With ALMA, we can now see the atmosphere of a dying star with a level of clarity in a similar way to what we do for the sun.

"We expected to see this effect, but we were still surprised by just how efficient these stars seem to be at engulfing their close planets." Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), ...

Can life survive in the solar system once the sun dies and becomes a red giant star? New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer ...

It’s impossible to forget just how much the sun affects life on our planet. It’s overwhelmingly the source of our light and heat, providing just enough to maintain the delicate climatic balance we ...